Former Polish President Who Overthrew Communism Urges US to ‘Help Russia Be Peaceful’

Published on February 9, 2024

The United States must lead the international order to help reform and reintegrate Russia into the global community, according to a former president of Poland. If the United States fails to lead at this moment, the international order it helped to create could crumble, Lech Walesa said during a Feb. 8 talk at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. “Many of the civilizations of the past crumbled because, somewhere along the way, they forgot about leadership, and we’re heading in the same direction,” said Mr. Walesa, speaking through a translator. “But fate has given America the role of leader in these changes, and the U.S. cannot retreat now.”...

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